AA-type amyloidosis of the genitourinary tract is a rare phenomenon and few cases are described in the literature. We report a 42-year-old man with ankylosing spondylitis, who developed hematuria, bilateral hydronephrosis, and renal failure caused by AA amyloidosis.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/08860221003632865 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Amyloid light chain and amyloid A protein, two types of gastrointestinal amyloidosis.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
December 2024
Medical Checkup, Naha City Hospital.
We have encountered rare cases of two types of gastrointestinal amyloidosis, amyloid light chain (AL) type and amyloid A protein (AA) type. Case 1: An 83-year-old man developed hematochezia after percutaneous coronary intervention. CT scans showed wall thickening of the colon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Pulmonary Amyloidosis Observed by Thoracoscopy:Report of a Case].
Kyobu Geka
June 2024
Department of Thoracic Surgery, BellLand General Hospital, Sakai, Japan.
The case is an 80-year-old woman with Sjögren's syndrome. During the follow-up of multiple pulmonary nodules, an enlarged nodule was observed in the peripheral of the right S3 interlobar region. Fluorodeoxyglucose- positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) showed FDG accumulation only in the S3 nodule, which led to suspicion of primary lung cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCardiac Amyloidosis: A Contemporary Review of Medical and Surgical Therapy.
Curr Cardiol Rev
April 2024
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Texas Tech Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.
Amyloidosis is a systemic disease initiated by deposition of misfolded proteins in the extracellular space, due to which multiple organs may be affected concomitantly. Cardiac amyloidosis, however, remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in this population due to infiltrative /restrictive cardiomyopathy. This review attempts to focus on contemporary medical and surgical therapies for the different types of cardiac amyloidosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAA-type amyloidosis associated with lymphoma: a study of 19 cases including 5 new French cases and a systematic literature review.
Leuk Lymphoma
January 2024
Sorbonne Université, GRC 28 SU, AP-HP, Hôpital Tenon, Service de médecine interne, Centre de référence des maladies auto-inflammatoires et des amyloses d'origine inflammatoire (CEREMAIA), Paris, France.
[A case of systemic amyloidosis presenting with gastric emphysema].
Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi
March 2023
Department of Internal Medicine, Engaru Kosei General Hospital.
The patient was an elderly woman in her 80s. Upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopies were conducted as a thorough analysis for cardiac amyloidosis, revealing no abnormal findings. A mucosal biopsy, however, resulted in an amyloid AA-type amyloidosis diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!